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Household of Robert Shearer (born 1835, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Robert Shearer and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shearer, born in 1835 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shearer, born in 1838 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1870 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister-In-Law, Jane Lamont, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Shearer's household
Robert
Shearer
Head
Isabella
Shearer
Wife
Margaret
Shearer
Daughter
Isabella
Shearer
Daughter
Jeanie
Shearer
Daughter
Alexander
Shearer
Son
Matthew
Shearer
Son
John
Shearer
Son
Jane
Lamont
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shearer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shearer | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shearer | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shearer | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Shearer | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shearer | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Shearer | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Shearer | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Lamont | Sister-In-Law | Widow | 49 | 1832 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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